Lightning sparks fire in Golden Gate Estates

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Fourth Avenue fire in Golden Gate Estates. Photo via the Caloosahatchee Forestry Center.

GOLDEN GATE ESTATES, Fla. Firefighters contained a 1.5-acre brush fire that ignited at 3485 4th Ave. Southeast Saturday afternoon, the Caloosahatchee Forestry Center said.

The blaze sparked around 5 p.m. from a recent lightning strike that had been smoldering for some time, according to firefighters.

No further information is immediately available.

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